Have to say, ebay reminds me of an old bomb I once bought.
It was all shiny on top, new paintwork, blackened tyres, etc.
I bought it. I knew nothing. Big car-yard with reputation to uphold. I trusted them. I didn't think they'd risk their good name just to scrabble for my few dollars.
It was short-lived joy on my part. My first car. I polished it all through with Mr.Sheen, lol.
Then, it all went wrong.
Took it to a garage. Mechanics seemed 'nice' (of course). I said to them, 'Fix up the bad bits please, but just the safety and running parts, because I don't have much money '.
A week later, I went to pick it up. Emptied my bank account.
On way home, the brakes failed as I approached a Stop sign.
Took it back to the mechanic. Two more days in dock. When I got it back, it crawled up a hill, blowing steam.
Took it back again and said, ' I thought you fixed this thing. But it's worse than ever ! '
Mechanic dragged out his clip-board. ' We did fix it. Look .. we installed a new cigarette lighter. And we put all new rubber seals around all the doors ... ' (true)
Later, when I went to trade it in, a car-yard informed me my shiny Mr.Sheened car was in fact two old cars welded together and was a death-trap on wheels.
So as I say, ebay reminds me a lot of that car. A potential death-trap for the unwary and unlucky.
But what does ebay do to make it safer ?
Seems to me, ebay fiddles around installing non-essentials such as cigarette lighters and rubber seals
-- or, the ebay equivalent: mucks around and pats itself on the back for effecting format and other cosmetic changes
meanwhile, consumers are compelled to continue taking risks on all those un-fixed issues that ebay 'mechanics' and lawyers toss in the too-hard, not-profitable-for-ebay basket
Come on, ebay -- fix it properly or get the thing off the road
